Nós compramos isso no supermercado.

Breakdown of Nós compramos isso no supermercado.

isso
that
nós
we
em
in / on / at
comprar
to buy
o supermercado
the supermarket

Questions & Answers about Nós compramos isso no supermercado.

How do we form the verb compramos?
Compramos is the nós (we) form of the regular verb comprar (to buy) in the present tense. To make this form for regular -ar verbs, you simply drop the -ar from the end of the dictionary word and add -amos.
Wait, doesn't compramos also mean "we bought" in the past tense?
In European Portuguese, they are actually spelled and pronounced differently! Compramos (without an accent) is the present tense meaning "we buy". The past tense meaning "we bought" has an acute accent: comprámos. This accent tells you to pronounce the "a" with a more open sound when talking about the past.
Why does the sentence use isso for "that" instead of aquilo?
Portuguese has a few ways to say "that". Isso is used for something close to the person you are listening to, or just to refer to a general object or idea. Aquilo specifically means "that thing over there" which is physically far away from both you and the person you are talking to.
Why is it no supermercado and not just em o supermercado?
In Portuguese, the preposition em (in/at/on) always glues together with the word "the" that follows it. Since supermercado is a masculine word, it uses o for "the". When em and o bump into each other, they merge perfectly to become the contraction no.

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